About
Bishop & Sewell LLP is a central London law firm, established in 1979, providing partner-led, client-focused services across property, private client, employment, corporate and commercial work, family law and dispute resolution. The firm acts for entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs and individuals, serving clients in London, the South-East, nationwide and internationally.
Practice areas
Office
Lawyers at this firm
Charlie Davidson
Residential Property
Chris Macartney
Partner and member of the Landlord & Tenant team · Landlord & Tenant
David Little
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Dipak Vaghela
Partner, dealing with all aspects of residential work ranging from sales and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties to lease extensions and buy to let matters. He also deals with all aspects commercial property matters, including the sale and purchase of property portfolios, investment, property finance and landlord and tenant work. He has many years’ experience in dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing, and also work relating to commercial property, including the sale and purchase of property portfolios, investment and property finance and landlord and tenant work, including advising on leases, licenses and lease renewals. Before joining Bishop & Sewell LLP, Dipak was a senior associate at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP. · Real Estate
Helen Langworthy
Partner and member of the Private Client team · Private Client
Ian Pope
Consultant Solicitor · Litigation
Julienne Coffey
Partner and a member of the Residential property team · Real Estate
Karen Bright
Partner and head of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution team · Litigation
Laura Cotzias
Family & Divorce
Lee Stafford
Partner, advising individuals and businesses, on a variety of disputes. Particular specialism in acting on professional negligence and fraud claims for banks, building societies and specialist lenders. Experience in managing a busy mortgage repossession department. Other types of matters dealt with include partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, disputes about land, including claims for adverse possession, various types of contractual disputes, consumer rights claims and debt recovery claims. Handling claims at all stages in the litigation process including pre-action and after the issue of proceedings, including lots of experience of dealing with Court hearings and appeals and also multi-party mediations and settlement meetings. · Litigation
Mark Chick
Mark heads up the Landlord and Property team · Landlord & Tenant
Nicholas Barlow
Nicholas is a Partner and Head of the Private Client team · Private Client
Nick Potter
Nick heads up the business and commercial property team. Nick has gained expertise in a wide variety of property matters including all aspects of acquisition and disposal, both leasehold and freehold titles, the financing and preparation of properties for onward development and sale, auction sales, commercial lease renewals and disposal of your business and its premises. · Real Estate
Ossie Swaine
Ossie is a partner and team leader in the residential property team, specialising in the sale and purchase of high-value central London properties, and has a formidable reputation in this sector. Having trained at Howard Kennedy, Ossie joined Bishop & Sewell LLP, since which time he has specialised in all aspects of residential conveyancing, now particularly acting in the sale and purchase of high-value central London properties. He deals with both freehold and leasehold properties and acts for banks and other lenders in respect of purchases. Ossie prides himself on being able to build up a rapport with his clients quickly by being able to explain and advise accurately and clearly in relation to even the most complicated aspects of the law in this area, and by always acting with their best interests at the forefront of his mind. · Real Estate
Philip Rutter
Partner and Joint Head of the Family & Divorce team · Family & Divorce
Sofia Maxwell
Associate Solicitor · Family Law
Stephen Bishop
Stephen is Managing Partner and leads the Residential Property team. · Real Estate
Thom Wilkinson
Partner and a member of the Property team · Real Estate
